All-time members
16
1947-2026
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is an active FBS football conference tracked from 1947-2026. 16 programs appear in the membership history, with 11 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Current/final members
11
Latest active snapshot
National title seasons
0
Won by member programs while in the league
Heisman winners
0
Heisman-winning seasons from member programs
Current teams
11
Latest active membership snapshot
Latest champion
Western Michigan
2025 season
Most conference titles
Miami (OH)
17 titles
Newest members
1999
Buffalo, Akron, Ball State, Central Michigan
Championship format
Title game
2025: Conference championship game
Division status
No divisions
Official conference championship game result is recorded for this season.
Overview
Fast historical context for this conference.
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is an active FBS football conference tracked from 1947-2026. 16 programs appear in the membership history, with 11 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Complete latest member list
Mid-American Conference teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan.
Major eras
- 1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era
- 1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Current/final status
Active through 2026.
Latest champion: Western Michigan
Quick facts
- Founded / tracked from
- 1947
- Last tracked season
- 2026
- Standings seasons
- 64
- Title-game seasons
- 29
- Churn score
- 25
Members
All-time membership and tenure overview.
| Team | First season | Last season | Seasons | Status | Titles in conference | Heismans in conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 1947 | Present | 80 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 1947 | Present | 80 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Western Michigan | 1947 | Present | 80 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Kent State | 1951 | Present | 76 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Toledo | 1951 | Present | 76 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling Green | 1952 | Present | 75 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Central Michigan | 1972 | Present | 55 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | 1972 | Present | 55 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Ball State | 1973 | Present | 54 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Akron | 1992 | Present | 35 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | 1999 | Present | 28 | Current | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | 1973 | 2025 | 42 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall | 1954 | 2004 | 23 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 1947 | 1952 | 6 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Temple | 2007 | 2011 | 5 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| UCF | 2002 | 2004 | 3 | Former | 0 | 0 |
Membership timeline
Membership events feed
- 2026: Northern Illinois departed
- 2012: Temple departed
- 2007: Temple joined
- 2005: Marshall departed
- 2005: UCF departed
- 2002: UCF joined
- 1999: Buffalo joined
- 1997: Marshall joined
- 1997: Northern Illinois joined
- 1992: Akron joined
- 1986: Northern Illinois departed
- 1973: Ball State joined
- 1973: Northern Illinois joined
- 1972: Central Michigan joined
- 1972: Eastern Michigan joined
- 1969: Marshall departed
- 1954: Marshall joined
- 1953: Cincinnati departed
Standings
Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.
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2026 alignment is available, but no completed conference standings are available yet. Showing latest usable standings: 2025.
View 2026 alignment2025 standings
OfficialDerived from 44 completed conference games.
Member count
12
Official conference championship game result is recorded for this season.
Champion
Western Michigan
Official conference champion from curated conference records.
How this season was decided
Champion and title-game participants are sourced from curated conference championship records.
- Western Michigan defeated Miami (OH) (23-13).
Official conference champion from curated conference records.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan ChampionTitle game | 6-1 | 85.7 | 10-4 | 180 | 113 | 67 | — |
| 2 | Miami (OH) Title game | 6-2 | 75.0 | 7-7 | 220 | 160 | 60 | — |
| 3 | Toledo | 6-2 | 75.0 | 8-5 | 251 | 73 | 178 | — |
| 4 | Ohio | 5-2 | 71.4 | 9-4 | 193 | 145 | 48 | — |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 4-3 | 57.1 | 7-6 | 163 | 127 | 36 | — |
| 6 | Akron | 3-4 | 42.9 | 5-7 | 144 | 203 | -59 | — |
| 7 | Buffalo | 3-4 | 42.9 | 5-7 | 171 | 191 | -20 | — |
| 8 | Kent State | 3-4 | 42.9 | 5-7 | 168 | 208 | -40 | — |
| 9 | Ball State | 3-5 | 37.5 | 4-8 | 128 | 225 | -97 | — |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 3-5 | 37.5 | 4-8 | 182 | 198 | -16 | — |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 1-6 | 14.3 | 4-8 | 115 | 183 | -68 | — |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 1-6 | 14.3 | 3-9 | 119 | 208 | -89 | — |
Champions
Conference title history by season.
| Season | Champion | Co-champion | Qualifiers | Title game | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | — | — | Western Michigan def. Miami (OH) (23-13) | |
| 2024 | Ohio | — | — | Ohio def. Miami (OH) (38-3) | |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | — | — | Miami (OH) def. Toledo (23-14) | |
| 2022 | Toledo | — | — | Toledo def. Ohio (17-7) | |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | — | — | Northern Illinois def. Kent State (41-23) | |
| 2020 | Ball State | — | — | Ball State def. Buffalo (38-28) | |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | — | — | Miami (OH) def. Central Michigan (26-21) | |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | — | — | Northern Illinois def. Buffalo (30-29) | |
| 2017 | Toledo | — | — | Toledo def. Akron (45-28) | |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | — | — | Western Michigan def. Ohio (29-23) | |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | — | — | Bowling Green def. Northern Illinois (34-14) | |
| 2014 | Northern Illinois | — | — | Northern Illinois def. Bowling Green (51-17) | |
| 2013 | Bowling Green | — | — | Bowling Green def. Northern Illinois (47-27) | |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | — | — | Northern Illinois def. Kent State (44-37 2OT) | |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | — | — | Northern Illinois def. Ohio (23-20) | |
| 2010 | Miami (OH) | — | — | Miami (OH) def. Northern Illinois (26-21) | |
| 2009 | Central Michigan | — | — | Central Michigan def. Ohio (20-10) | |
| 2008 | Buffalo | — | — | Buffalo def. Ball State (42-24) | |
| 2007 | Central Michigan | — | — | Central Michigan def. Miami (OH) (35-10) | |
| 2006 | Central Michigan | — | — | Central Michigan def. Ohio (31-10) | |
| 2005 | Akron | — | — | Akron def. Northern Illinois (31-30) | |
| 2004 | Toledo | — | — | Toledo def. Miami (OH) (35-27) | |
| 2003 | Miami (OH) | — | — | Miami (OH) def. Bowling Green (49-27) | |
| 2002 | Marshall | — | — | Marshall def. Toledo (49-45) | |
| 2001 | Toledo | — | — | Toledo def. Marshall (41-36) | |
| 2000 | Marshall | — | — | Marshall def. Western Michigan (19-14) | |
| 1999 | Marshall | — | — | Marshall def. Western Michigan (34-30) | |
| 1998 | Marshall | — | — | Marshall def. Toledo (23-17) | |
| 1997 | Marshall | — | — | Marshall def. Toledo (34-14) | |
| 1996 | Ball State | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | Toledo | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Central Michigan | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Ball State | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Central Michigan, Toledo | Central Michigan, Toledo | — | — | Official co-champions from curated conference records. Shared conference title.Source |
| 1989 | Ball State | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Western Michigan | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | Eastern Michigan | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Toledo | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Northern Illinois | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Toledo | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Central Michigan | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Central Michigan | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Ball State | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | Ball State | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Kent State | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Toledo | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | Toledo | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | Toledo | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | Ohio | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | Ohio, Toledo | Ohio, Toledo | — | — | Official co-champions from curated conference records. Shared conference title.Source |
| 1966 | Miami (OH), Western Michigan | Miami (OH), Western Michigan | — | — | Official co-champions from curated conference records. Shared conference title.Source |
| 1965 | Bowling Green, Miami (OH) | Bowling Green, Miami (OH) | — | — | Official co-champions from curated conference records. Shared conference title.Source |
| 1964 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | Ohio | — | — | — | |
| 1962 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1961 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | Ohio | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1956 | Bowling Green | — | — | — | |
| 1955 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1954 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1953 | Ohio | — | — | — | |
| 1952 | Cincinnati | — | — | — | |
| 1951 | Cincinnati | — | — | — | |
| 1950 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1949 | Cincinnati | — | — | — | |
| 1948 | Miami (OH) | — | — | — | |
| 1947 | Cincinnati | — | — | — |
Champion leaders
- Miami (OH): 17 titles
- Bowling Green: 12 titles
- Toledo: 12 titles
- Central Michigan: 7 titles
- Ball State: 6 titles
- Northern Illinois: 6 titles
Era breakdown
- 1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era
- 1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1954-1961: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1962-1968: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1969-1971: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1972: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
- 1973-1985: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
- 1986-1991: 9-9 members, regular-season title era
- 1992-1996: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
- 1997-1998: 12-12 members, championship-game era
- 1999-2000: 13-13 members, championship-game era
- 2001: 13-13 members, championship-game era
- 2002-2004: 14-14 members, championship-game era
- 2005-2006: 12-12 members, championship-game era
- 2007-2011: 13-13 members, championship-game era
- 2012-2025: 12-12 members, championship-game era
Structure & Tiebreakers
Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.
1947-1950
Official1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1951: Kent State joined
- 1951: Toledo joined
- 1947: Cincinnati joined
- 1947: Miami (OH) joined
1951-1951
Official1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1952: Bowling Green joined
- 1951: Kent State joined
- 1951: Toledo joined
1952-1952
Official1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1953: Cincinnati departed
- 1952: Bowling Green joined
1953-1953
Official1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1954: Marshall joined
- 1953: Cincinnati departed
1954-1961
Official1954-1961: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1954: Marshall joined
1962-1968
Official1962-1968: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1969: Marshall departed
1969-1971
Official1969-1971: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1972: Central Michigan joined
- 1972: Eastern Michigan joined
- 1969: Marshall departed
1972-1972
Official1972: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1973: Ball State joined
- 1973: Northern Illinois joined
- 1972: Central Michigan joined
- 1972: Eastern Michigan joined
1973-1985
Official1973-1985: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1986: Northern Illinois departed
- 1973: Ball State joined
- 1973: Northern Illinois joined
1986-1991
Official1986-1991: 9-9 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1992: Akron joined
- 1986: Northern Illinois departed
1992-1996
Official1992-1996: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1997: Marshall joined
- 1997: Northern Illinois joined
- 1992: Akron joined
1997-1998
Official1997-1998: 12-12 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from standings plus postseason signal
- 1999: Buffalo joined
- 1997: Marshall joined
- 1997: Northern Illinois joined
1999-2000
Official1999-2000: 13-13 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from standings plus postseason signal
- 1999: Buffalo joined
2001-2001
Official2001: 13-13 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2002: UCF joined
2002-2004
Official2002-2004: 14-14 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2005: Marshall departed
- 2005: UCF departed
- 2002: UCF joined
2005-2006
Official2005-2006: 12-12 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2007: Temple joined
- 2005: Marshall departed
- 2005: UCF departed
2007-2011
Official2007-2011: 13-13 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2012: Temple departed
- 2007: Temple joined
2012-2025
Official2012-2025: 12-12 members, championship-game era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2026: Northern Illinois departed
- 2012: Temple departed
Division history
Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.
Selected season tiebreak summary
Champion and title-game participants are sourced from curated conference championship records.
- Western Michigan defeated Miami (OH) (23-13).
Official conference champion from curated conference records.
Realignment
Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.
Join events
18
Derived from membership starts
Departure events
7
Derived after final membership season
Newest member
Temple
Joined in 2007
Longest member
Miami (OH)
80 seasons
Shared members
- Miami (OH)
- Ohio
- Western Michigan
Joined since start
- Akron
- Ball State
- Bowling Green
- Buffalo
- Central Michigan
- Eastern Michigan
- Kent State
- Toledo
Departed since start
- Cincinnati
Realignment timeline
- 2026: Northern Illinois departed Mid-American Conference after the 2025 season.
- 2012: Temple departed Mid-American Conference after the 2011 season.
- 2007: Temple joined Mid-American Conference for the 2007 season.
- 2005: Marshall departed Mid-American Conference after the 2004 season.
- 2005: UCF departed Mid-American Conference after the 2004 season.
- 2002: UCF joined Mid-American Conference for the 2002 season.
- 1999: Buffalo joined Mid-American Conference for the 1999 season.
- 1997: Marshall joined Mid-American Conference for the 1997 season.
- 1997: Northern Illinois joined Mid-American Conference for the 1997 season.
- 1992: Akron joined Mid-American Conference for the 1992 season.
- 1986: Northern Illinois departed Mid-American Conference after the 1985 season.
- 1973: Ball State joined Mid-American Conference for the 1973 season.
- 1973: Northern Illinois joined Mid-American Conference for the 1973 season.
- 1972: Central Michigan joined Mid-American Conference for the 1972 season.
- 1972: Eastern Michigan joined Mid-American Conference for the 1972 season.
- 1969: Marshall departed Mid-American Conference after the 1968 season.
- 1954: Marshall joined Mid-American Conference for the 1954 season.
- 1953: Cincinnati departed Mid-American Conference after the 1952 season.
- 1952: Bowling Green joined Mid-American Conference for the 1952 season.
- 1951: Kent State joined Mid-American Conference for the 1951 season.
- 1951: Toledo joined Mid-American Conference for the 1951 season.
- 1947: Cincinnati joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.
- 1947: Miami (OH) joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.
- 1947: Ohio joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.
Records
Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.
Most conference titles
Miami (OH)
17 inferred title seasons
Longest membership tenure
Miami (OH)
80 tracked seasons
Newest member
Temple
First joined in 2007
Most reshaped metric
25
18 joins and 7 departures tracked.
Team contribution leaderboard
In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.
| Team | Conference titles | National title seasons (in conference) | National title seasons (all-time) | Heismans (in conference) | Heismans (all-time) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Bowling Green | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Toledo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Central Michigan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Ball State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Northern Illinois | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Ohio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Marshall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Western Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Akron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Temple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| UCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MAC FAQ
Short answers for common conference membership, championship, and realignment questions.
What teams are in the MAC?
Mid-American Conference teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot are Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan.
Who won the latest MAC football championship?
Western Michigan won the latest recorded Mid-American Conference championship in 2025.
Which MAC teams joined most recently?
Buffalo (1999), Akron (1992), Ball State (1973), Central Michigan (1972) are the newest tracked Mid-American Conference members.
Which school has the most MAC football titles?
Miami (OH) leads the visible Mid-American Conference championship table with 17 titles.
Data Sources
How CFBTrack treats membership, standings, champions, and future-season caveats.
Membership is tracked from curated CFBTrack conference tables. Standings and champions may be official, curated, or inferred depending on season. Future seasons are provisional until games are played and source records settle.
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